Fasting, - Doupht&clear, - * What ismeant by the devils being chained up in Ramadaan?

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What do you say about the devils being chained up in Ramadaan?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Al-Bukhaari (1899) and Muslim (1079) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When Ramadaan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained up.”
The scholars differed as to the meaning of the devils being chained up in Ramadaan.
Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar said, quoting al-Haleemi: It may be interpreted at meaning that the devils are not able to tempt the Muslims as they are at other times because they are busy with the fast which controls their desires, and with reading Qur’aan and dhikr (remembrance of Allaah). Another scholar – someone other than al-Haleemi – said that what is meant by the devils is some of them, namely the maarids (strong devils), who are chained up.
‘Iyaad said: it may be interpreted in a literal sense, and that is as a sign to the angels that the month has begun, and in veneration of its sanctity, and so as to prevent the devils from harming the Muslims. And it may be interpreted as referring to the great amount of reward and forgiveness, and that the devils tempt people less, so it is as if they are chained up. This second interpretation is supported by the fact that according to a report narrated by Yoonus from Ibn Shihaab which is recorded by Muslim it says “the gates of mercy are opened”. The chaining up of the devils may also be understood as a metaphor for them being unable to tempt people and make their whims and desires attractive to them. Al-Zayn ibn al-Muneer said: The first view is most likely to be correct, and there is no need to try to understand it in anything other than the literal sense.
Fath al-Baari, 4/114.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) “and the devils are chained up,” – yet we still see people suffering from epilepsy during the day in Ramadaan, so how can the devils be chained up when some people are suffering epileptic fits?
He replied: In some versions of the hadeeth it says “and the strong devils (maarids) are chained up” – this is narrated by al-Nasaa’i. This hadeeth is speaking of matters of the unseen, so we have to accept it and not discuss it any further. This is safer for a person’s religious commitment. Hence when ‘Abd-Allaah, the son of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal said to his father, “Some people suffer epileptics fits during the day in Ramadaan,” the Imam said: “This is what the hadeeth says and we do not discuss this.”
Moreover it seems that what is meant by their being chained up is that they are prevented from tempting people, based on the fact that there is a great deal of goodness and many people turn to Allaah during Ramadaan.
Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 20.
Based on this, the chaining up of the devils is something that happens in a real sense, about which Allaah knows best. This does not mean that evil things do not happen or that people do not commit sin. And Allaah knows best.

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Fasting, - Doupht&clear, - * The chaining up of the devils in Ramadaan

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We know that in Ramadaan the devils (we seek refuge with Allaah from them) are chained up. And I would like to know whether the practitioners of sihr (magic, witchcraft) – may the curse of Allaah be upon them – practise their craft in this month?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Yes, the devils may whisper to man in Ramadaan, and the practitioners of witchcraft may practise their craft during Ramadaan, but that undoubtedly happens to a lesser extent than at times other than Ramadaan.
It was proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When Ramadaan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened, and the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained up.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3277; Muslim, 1079. According to al-Nasaa’i: “The most evil jinn are chained up.”
This does not mean that the devils have no influence at all, rather it indicates that they become weaker in Ramadaan and are not able to do what they are able to do at times other than Ramadaan.
It may be interpreted as meaning that the ones who are chained up are the most evil devils, not all of them.
Al-Qurtubi said: If it is said, how come we see many evil actions and sins being committed in Ramadaan, for if the devils were chained up, that would not happen?
The answer is that (evil actions) are reduced on the part of those who fast meeting all the conditions of fasting and paying attention to the etiquette of fasting.
Or some of the devils – namely the most evil ones – are chained up, not all of them, as previously mentioned in some reports.
Or it may mean that evil actions are reduced in Ramadaan, which is something that we can see. Even though evil actions happen in Ramadaan, they are less than at other times. Even if all of the devils were to be chained up, that does not mean that no evil action would happen, because there are other causes of evil action besides the devils, such as evil souls, bad habits and the human devils.
FromFath al-Baari.
And Allaah knows best.

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For children, - Tarbiyat Al-Awlad (Child upbringing in Islam), Tarbiyatul Aulad (Aulad Ki Tarbiyat)

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Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: A virtuous child is a fragrant flower from the flowers of Heaven.
Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Be kind to your children, and excel in this kindness.
Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Have your children to learn swimming and shooting.
Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Train your children in three things: The love of your Prophet, to love the Ahlul Bayt, and the recitation of Noble Qur'an.
Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: When your children are grown up to seven years, teach them the prayers, and when they are ten years old, seriously admonish them for it (in order that they establish prayers); and separate their sleeping beds from each other.
Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: The child is the master for seven years and a slave for seven years and a vizier for seven years; so if he builds a good character within 21 years, well and good, otherwise leave him alone because you have discharge your responsibility before Allah.
Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Among the rights of the child over the parent are three: To give him a good name, to teach him to write and to marry him when he comes of age.
Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: When a person's son matures and he has the financial ability to marry him but does not do so, the boy will commit sin and the sin will be on the father.
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: May Allah have mercy on the one who helps his child towards righteousness by being good to him, appealing to him, teaching him knowledge, and training him.
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: The right of a child upon his father is that he should give him a nice appellation, train him well and teach him the Noble Qur'an (with its rules).
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: No milk is greater in prosperity than the mother's milk for the baby to suck from.
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: Do not force your children to behave like you, for surely they have been created for a time which is different to your time.
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: Mould clay as long as it is pliable and plant seedlings while they are still supple.
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: A child that has to be restrained is like an extra finger: if you let it be, then you dislike it, and if you cut it off, then it is painful.
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: It should be your aim to display more kindness towards your child than the kindness that he displays towards you.
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: If you scold a child, then leave him room to turn away from his wrong action, so that you do not leave him with obstinacy as his only way out.
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: Since you sat down wherever you wished when you were small, sit down where you do not want to now that you are grown up.
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: The first things that children should learn about are the things that they will need to know when they become men.
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: The more forceful the pretence is in the beginning, the harder it will be to keep up the pretence in the end.
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: Surely the heart of a child is like fallow ground: whatever is planted in it is accepted by it.
Imam Ali son of Abu Talib (as) said: When a father beats his child it is like putting manure on a young crop.
Imam Sadiq (as) said: Take action in teaching traditions (of Ahlul Bayt) to your children before the corrupted persons precede in corrupting them.
Imam Sajjad (as) said: The right of your child is that you know that he has emerged from you in this world; his right and wrong are attributed to you. You are responsible of his fine teaching and training, guiding him to his Lord, Almighty and Glorious, and, assisting him to obey Him. Therefore, be sure that if you do a favour to your child, you will obtain it; and if you act viciously against him, it will come back to you, too. Tarbiyat Al-Awlad

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Visiting the Hair of the Messenger of Allah, Islamic Article

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It is an act of recommendation that results in attaining reward and a great deal of benefit.
Source : Darul Iftaa / 24 Jun 2014
Question :
What is the ruling on seeking blessings through the righteous (tabarruk)? Also, what is the ruling on visiting and seeking blessings from the hair of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)?
Answer :
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
Seeking blessings (tabarruk) from the traces of the beloved Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) is not something that is merely permissible, but rather an act of recommendation that results in attaining reward and a great deal of benefit. The Companions (Allah be pleased with them all) used to seek blessings from the traces of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) during his lifetime and after his death, and the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) would himself allow them to do so. There are numerous proofs indicating that seeking benefit and blessings from the traces of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) is permitted and encouraged, for example:
1)Abdullah, the freed slave of Sayyida Asma bint Abi Bakr (Allah be pleased with her) reports that Asma sent me to Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him)....... I went back to Asma (Allah be pleased with her) and informed her, whereupon she said: “Here is the cloak of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace).” She brought out to me a cloak made of Persian cloth with a hem of brocade, and its sleeves bordered with brocade and said: “This was Allah’s Messenger’s cloak with A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) until she died. When she passed away, I got possession of it. The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) used to wear it, and we washed it for the sick so that they could seek cure thereby.” (Sahih Muslim, no: 2069)
Imam an-Nawawi (Allah have mercy on him) comments on this Hadith in his commentary of Sahih Muslim by stating:
“In this Hadith, there is proof for the recommendation of seeking blessings (tabarruk) through the traces of the righteous people and their clothes.” (Sharh Sahih Muslim, P: 1571, Dar Ibn Hazm print)
The Companions (Allah be pleased with them all) sought blessings from this cloak of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) by using the water in which it was soaked in order to treat the sick and cure their illness.
2)Sayyida Umm Atiyya (Allah be pleased with her) reports that the Messenger of Allah’s (Allah bless him & give him peace) daughter (Zaynab) passed away and he said to us: “Wash her thrice or five times or more, if you see it necessary, and when you finish, notify me.” So when we finished, we informed him and he gave us his waist-sheet and told us to shroud her in it. (Sahih al-Bukhari, no: 1191)
In this Hadith, the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) gave his waist-sheet to be placed on the body of his deceased daughter, so that she may benefit from its blessings.
3)Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfa (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) came to us at noon, and water for ablution was brought to him and he performed ablution. Hence, people began to take the remaining water left from his ablution and wipe their bodies with it (for blessings)..... Abu Musa said: “The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) asked for a tumbler containing water and washed both his hands and face in it and then spat a mouthful of water in the tumbler and said to both of us (Abu Musa and Bilal): “Drink from the tumbler and pour some of its water on your faces and chests.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no: 185)
4)Mahmud ibn Ar-Rabi (Allah be pleased with him) said: “Whenever the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) performed ablution, the companions almost fought over the excess water.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no: 186)
The above and many other narrations are clear proofs on the permissibility and desirability of seeking blessings from the traces of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace). The Companions (Allah be pleased with them all) understood this, hence they regularly sought blessings from the traces of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace). The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) himself taught and encouraged the companions to do so. The Tabi’un (students of the companions) used to also seek blessings from the traces of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace). Thabit al-Bunani (Allah be pleased with him) would go to Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (Allah be pleased with him), kiss his hands, and say: “These are hands that touched the Messenger of Allah.” He would kiss his eyes and say: “These are eyes that saw the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace).”
Seeking blessings (tabarruk) is not just restricted to the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace), but rather one may seek blessings from the traces of the righteous and pious, as we have learnt from the text of Imam Nawawi (Allah have mercy on him) quoted above.
Visiting and obtaining blessings from the hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace)
As regards to visiting and obtaining blessings from the blessed hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace), its permissibility and desirability is also documented and proven through the Hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace).
Uthman ibn Abdillah ibn Mawhab said: “I went to Umm Salama (Allah be pleased with her) and she brought out for us some of the dyed hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace). Ibn Mawhab also said that Umm Salama (Allah be pleased with her) had shown him the red hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace). (Sahih al-Bukhari, no: 5558)
Uthman ibn Abdillah ibn Mawhab said: “my family sent me to Umm Salama (Allah be pleased with her) with a cup of water.... (And Umm Salama brought out) a silver bottle which contained one of the hairs of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace). And it used to be such that if anyone came under the evil eye or anything else, they would send her their utensil. I looked into the silver bottle and saw some reddish hairs.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no: 5557)
Imam al-Qastallani (Allah have mercy on him) states in his commentary of Sahih al-Bukhari that the normal practice amongst the Companions was that if anyone was trouble by the evil eye or anything else, they would send Umm Salama (Allah be pleased with her) a cup of water through which she would pass the blessed hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) and then the water was consumed by the effected person for the purpose of cure. (See: Qastallani’s Sharh al-Bukhari, 8/372)
Imam Badr al-Din al-Ayni (Allah have mercy on him) states:
“Umm Salama (Allah be pleased with her) had some of the hairs of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) kept in a silver bottle. When people became ill, they would go and obtain blessings from these hairs and they would be healed by means of its blessings. They would take the hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) and place it in a cup of water and drink the water in which the hair was placed, and by this they would be healed.” (Umdat al-Qari sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, 15/94)
As such, it is recommended to seek benefit and blessings from the blessed hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace). It is also virtuous to visit the blessed hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace), as we have seen from the above-quoted narration that people would come and visit the blessed hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) by his wife Umm Salama (Allah be pleased with her). It is also recommended to use his blessed hair for the purpose of healing by means of its blessings.
As far as the Messenger of Allah’s (Allah bless him & give him peace) hair existing and being present in the world is concerned, it is something that is not far-fetched. It is a proven fact that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) personally distributed some of his hair amongst his Companions. He once, after shaving his head, handed his hair to people near him, including Abu Talha (Allah be pleased with him) in order to distribute it amongst the people.
Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) came to Mina; he went to the Jamra and threw stones at it. Thereafter he went to his tent in Mina and sacrificed the animal. He then said to the barber, turning his right side and then the left side to him, “shave the hair”. He then began to give these hairs to the people. (Sahih Muslim, no: 1305)
Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) threw stones at Jamrat al-Aqaba. He then went to his sacrificial animal and sacrificed it, and there was sitting the barber. He pointed with his hand towards his head, and the barber shaved off the right side and the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) distributed the hair among those who were near him. He then said to the barber:“Shave the other half”and said: Where is Abu Talha? Hence he (Allah bless him & give him peace) gave his hair to Abu Talha. (Sahih Muslim, no: 1305)
Thus, the hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) was spread throughout the Muslim world. It is certainly possible for one to have the Messenger of Allah’s (Allah bless him & give him peace) blessed hair in one’s possession. As such, if it is proven through an authentic and reliable chain of transmission that the hair is of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace), then it should be visited, honoured and respected. If no such chain exists, one should remain quite without passing any comments or making any judgements.
In conclusion, it is permissible and recommended to visit the blessed hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) and to seek benefit and blessings from it. One will be rewarded for doing so. This visit can be made whenever one desires and wishes, for there is no fixed date or time for its visitation. However, care must be taken of not violating any injunction of Shariah such as the rulings of Hijab, modesty and covering properly. Casual free mixing of the two genders must be avoided when visiting the blessed hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace), as not to fall into a sin instead of obtaining benefit.
And Allah knows best

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